The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-02-02
FARM NOTES.

WVuAu OGHoTWlSo nave reached tho con.
sumer IN fair condition is ruined in the
gfocers' hands by being stored in badly
ventilated cellars and other places, with
decayed vegetables, kerosene, sc. The
lndiscriminating taste of the general
public 1s also a great hindrance to I'M
provement In the manufacture Of but.
ter. Some few there are who must
have really good butter, and are willing,
II need be, to pay q high price for it;
put 1t has been rare for an ordinary
farmer to meet With such customers rs
these.
The general run of the public do not
KNOW high class from Inferior butter,
unless the butter is very bad. The
story is we'll known Of the clever grocer
who, when he got q iirkin OF butter,
USED to saw 1T III half and label one half
twenty cents and the other twenty-five
cents; customers tasted and looked
knowing, and, generally came to the
conclusion that for tho sake Of five
cents they had better take The best: and
i've irSins went of at twenty-five cents
u pound for every one that was sold at
twenty cents. The fact is, there has
been such u quantity of inferior butter
forced Oh the market that people have
got used to 1t. The most that can be
said is that some Is less bad than others.
Few know the delicate aroma and
nutty flavor OF the best sweet cream
butter.
The great majority OF consumers are
content If they got butter devoid or
strong taste or smell, hence the opening
for Dutterinc, which is free from bad
odor and has no unpleasant taste, or
fno <>G I.
But the remedy lies largely in the hands
or the butter producer. IN the first
place every effort should be made to
manufacture good article, and mar
ket 1t in an attractive shape. Second.
ly, those who can and do make good
butter should seek q market where
such products are appreciated. If the
local dealer pays one price for all but
ter, regardless Of quality, the butter.
maker should transfer his business to
some dealer moro nearly abreast with
the times. The ''one price" dealer will
thus only get tho inferior article, and
he Will socn change his policy. When
the practice Of paying for buttor ac-
cordmg to quality becomes general,
but little bad butter will be produced.
Cows AND SHEEP. Try to keep The
mich cows up to the amount of milk
given last month, IL it is possible.
Even though the grain may for a while
cost more than it would to accept Il
smaller amount OF milk for IL time, yet
it is we'll to remember the danger Of
establishing a bad precedent, and IL The
COWS shrink i'll milk now they Will not
be likely to increase their product again
until spring. DO not allow them to
run in moving lands, or even in pas.
lures, excepting for a few hours exer-
else In pleasant weather, and then see
that they have been we'll fed upon be-
Ing turned out, as all they may eat Of
the frost.bitten grass or weeds is an
injury to them greater In value than
the cost Of the food given Mt tho barn
would be. Go through the flock of
sheep once more. and sec if there are
not others that should be culled out
and made mutton Of. This month
usually tests them as severely as any of
the fall months, and those that 90
through November in good condition
ought to winter well.
Importanr.
When you visit or cave New YORK City, s,ve
baggage cSpressagc aud - carriage Hire. AMI stop
atthe GRAND Union iiotol, opposite Grand Coa.
II al Dcpo.
coo elegant rooms. n,tod up at cost ), on,
day European Plan. Elevator. .tcsta,ran.
elevated railroad to all depo,s FAMILIES can live
better for less money at tho Gran, Union Hotel
than at anv other Ilrst-class hotel in tho city.
III left to themselves sheep will retire
at night to the most elevated part of
tho field. This is relic Of the time
when they were wild and such prccau-
tions were necessary that they might
guard against approaching danger from
wild animals. But the fact has its adj
vantages. The knobs that sheep select
for their sleeping places are originally
poor, but sheep will soon enrich them.
The grass is swceter than on low land,
and sheep are less liable to disease.
TIE Objection to the Ives Seeding
grape is that 1T takes the proper color
before it is ripe and is marketed in the
green state. While this permits some
to market grapes early, yet the deccp.
tion practiccl on purchasers, many Of
whom buy such grapes supposing them
to b0 ripe. when in fact they are green
and bitter, causes distrust, and really
lowers the prices Of good grapes when
they reach the market. The growers
Of the best grapes are III favor Of sup
pressing the Ives Seeding IL 1t can be
done.
TIE raising Of turnip and cabbage
seed has proved very profitable, and
added materially to the income Of the
farmers Oh the east end Of Long Island.
One farmer near Mattituck is said to
have cleared $1,000 from cabbage seed
alone. Another mado $12O from tur-
MP seed raised on q small plot. The